Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution FAQs

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1 Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution FAQs Who is the Lead Agency for the Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, and Supply Contract? Dane County Wisconsin RFP# Who is my contact at the Lead Agency? Carolyn Ninedorf How do I place an order? To purchase from the Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution Program, you are required to be registered with U.S. Communities. Registration is fast, easy and free. There are no fees or commitments to join. CLICK HERE to register. Once you are registered with U.S. Communities, go to and select JOIN NOW and complete and submit the online registration form. A representative from Premier will contact you once your registration has been finalized and assist you with next steps including account set up with our contracted broad line distributor. For more information, call or uscommunities@premierinc.com What is a group purchasing organization (GPO)? A GPO (Group Purchasing Organization) is an organization that assists their members in realizing savings and efficiencies by aggregating purchasing volume and using that leverage to negotiate discounts. GPO s do not purchase or buy any products. They negotiate contracts with manufacturers, distributors and suppliers on behalf of their membership for use when making their own purchases. Why Premier? Today, many Public Entities are challenged with tighter budgets, limited resources and high expectations from customers. Public Entities are tasked to save dollars, drive competitive bid processes and manage supplier relationships. Premier is a group purchasing organization that helps tackle these challenges by aggregating member purchasing power with a competitive contracting process to achieve cost savings and improve quality of goods purchased while decreasing the time and resources needed to manage the process internally. Leveraging our collective buying power, Premier can help you save on products and services you buy every day. With lower upfront pricing on medical supplies and equipment as well as pharmaceuticals, this contract is more comprehensive than other contracting options. Also, with our Primary Distribution Partners, McKesson Medical and AmerisourceBergen, this contract offers a great value with world class distribution options Page 1

2 What is the Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution Program? The Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution Program is a proven, 20+ year purchasing program. It includes an aggressive national distribution program, discounted contracted manufacturer agreements, technology solutions, cost management solutions, participant s satisfaction surveys and ongoing communication from our membership to continually improve upon the existing contract portfolio and value-added tools and resources. Premier is one of the largest and most successful group purchasing organizations today. Premier has chosen McKesson Medical as well as AmerisourceBergen as Primary Distribution Partners for this contract to give participating public agencies world class distribution options. How would this program be different from what a participating member might be using today? This program is more of a single source supplier vs. multiple distributors awarded by line item bids. A prime vendor type relationship reduces ordering time, invoice processing and number of deliveries to the facilities which helps to increase overall productivity and efficiencies, operational performance and savings. Can a Public Agency join a GPO? Any Public Agency can participate in a group purchasing organization as long as they realize they themselves are ultimately responsible for compliance with federal, state, and local laws and regulations including open, fair and competitive procurement (informal or formal) of GPO services. Is there a fee to join or use your service? There is no fee to join the Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution Program. Participation is voluntary. Purchase the items you need using pre-negotiated, contracted pricing. What are the principal advantages of the program? 1. Lower prices that provide immediate savings on your expenditures through pricing from Premier s contracted manufacturer agreements (CMAs) 2. Price protection and ongoing monitoring of market conditions providing greater control and predictability of costs both immediately and over time due to the thorough negotiations throughout the contracting process managed by the Premier contracting teams 3. Leveraging Premier s collective purchasing power and contracting process to positively influence product cost, quality, labor, revenue and other priorities of your management and operations staff 4. Access to a comprehensive portfolio exceeding 1390 competitively bid national contracts consisting of 90+ product categories and more than 100,000 contracted products 5. Receive full pricing transparency on all products and services purchased through the program. This transparency of pricing is in contrast to other programs which may have hidden administrative fees added in to their final pricing Page 2

3 What are Contracted Manufacturer Agreements (CMAs)? The cornerstone of the Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution Program is the Contracted Manufacturer Agreement (CMA) providing the most comprehensive contract portfolio in the industry. Members who maximize their usage of CMAs realize substantial cost savings on their spend, year after year. The majority of the financial value of the Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, Supply and Distribution program is vested in the CMA. Contracted Manufacturer Agreements (CMAs) are negotiated to maximize the benefits for all members, and then managed with careful oversight and price monitoring at all times. The portfolio of competitively priced products continues to grow each year. Contracted Manufacturer Agreements (CMAs) are negotiated with manufacturers for a three (3) year period. Contracts are negotiated to determine cost into distribution and have various controls built in to protect against extreme market fluctuations. Premier has a consistent process to ensure competitive pricing and evaluations are done in each product category. By continuing to have these processes every three (3) years for manufacturer agreements, we ensure that additional suppliers, products and pricing are evaluated to drive as much competition and savings for our membership. Supplier pricing, as well as the methodology for triggering a price change, is agreed to at the time of contract signature. The majority of our contracts change price annually, while some commodity-based contracts require a quarterly or monthly adjustment to maintain the most competitive pricing. Competitive bidding begins with an extensive Request for Information (RFI) that is submitted to suppliers. The vendor selection process is supplemented by member input along with in-depth research and analysis of qualified vendors through various methods. After analysis of the RFI, a RFQ is sent to qualified suppliers that have met the qualifications of the RFI. RFQ responses are analyzed and presented to our awarding committee(s). Criteria for award may include evaluation of quality tiers, innovation, stocking, and packaging, commitment to health and wellness, social responsibility and overall financial value to the entire Premier membership. Category awards may result in single, sole or multi-source awards. What categories are included in the program? Medical Equipment and Supplies This includes, but is not limited to the following categories: 1. Infection Control This includes, but is not limited to, latex gloves, latex-free gloves, glove holders, N95 respirators, face masks, eye protection, ear protection, personal protection, protection kits, spill kits, convenience bags, collection bags, biohazard bags, disinfecting wipes, disinfecting solutions and sprays, decontamination wipes, hand cleaners, air refresher and any other infection control products and solutions available from supplier. 2. Airway and Oxygen Delivery This includes, but is not limited to, berman airways, oral airways, nasopharyngeal airways, alternate airways, ET tubes, specialty ET tubes, anesthetic, mucosal atomization, intubation aids, ET tube holders, video laryngoscope, laryngoscopes, decompression kits, cricothyrotomy kits, CPR barriers, disposable resuscitators, disposable resuscitation masks, Page 3

4 resuscitation accessories, nasal cannulas, oxygen masks, specialty masks, oxygen tubing, nebulizers, humidifiers and any other airway and oxygen delivery products and solutions available from supplier. 3. Suction This includes, but is not limited to suction units, hand-held suction, disposable suction accessories, suction canisters and any other suction products and solutions available from supplier. 4. Wound Care This includes, but is not limited to adhesive bandages, sponges and gauze, nonadhering dressing, conforming bandages, tape, self-adherent wraps, elastic bandages, foam pad dressings, burn sheets, burn dressings, burn blankets, burn kits, burn gel, multi-trauma dressings, bloodstoppers, emergency bandages, chest seals, hemostatics and any other wound care products and solutions available from supplier. 5. Trauma Kits and First Aid This includes, but is not limited to, responder bags and kits, oxygen kits, first aid kits, first aid cabinets, ALS kits, snake bite kits, emergency obstetrics, wound cleansing, tongue depressors, first aid creams, oral glucose, patient care, irrigation solutions, eye care, warming blankets and mattresses, hot and cold compresses, analgesics and any other trauma kits and first aid products and solutions available from supplier. 6. Patient Handling - This includes, but is not limited to, cots, stair chairs, chairs, cot accessories, stretchers, SKED system, full-body splints, basket stretchers, patient movers, gurney pads, rescue equipment, disposable linens, blankets, body bags, disaster pouches and any other patient handling products and solutions available from supplier. 7. Splinting and Immobilization - This includes, but is not limited to, extrication, vacuum mattresses for pediatrics and adults, pediatric immobilization, backboards, backboard accessories, break-apart stretchers, restraint straps, limb restraints, hand restraints, disposable restraints, full patient restraints, helmet removal tool, cervical immobilization, cervical collars, splints, vacuum splints, traction devices and any other splinting and immobilization products and 8. Equipment Bags - This includes, but is not limited to, oxygen bags, oxygen/trauma bags, trauma bags, waist packs, gear bags, climate controlled cases, hard cases, hard case accessories, trauma cases, AED carrying bags and cases, intubation cases, medication cases, accessory pouches, IV modules, immobilization cases and any other equipment bag products and solutions offered by supplier. 9. IV Products and Blood Collection - This includes, but is not limited to, IV sets, IV accessories, vial and ampule access devices, IV infusers, IV warmers, fluid infusion warmer, IV solutions, IV starter kit, IV dressings, IV arm boards, tourniquets, safety IV catheters, conventional IV catheters, needles and syringes, needle accessories, blood collection, intraosseous needles, personal sharps containers, sharps brackets, sharps containers and any other IV products and blood collection products and 10. Diagnostics - This includes, but is not limited to, sphygmomanometers, BP cuffs, multiple cuff systems, combination kits, replacement parts, wall/foor sphygs,automatic BP monitors, stethoscopes, stethoscope accessories, dopplers, ophthalmoscopes, penlights, thermometers, lancets, blood glucose monitors, field glucose kits and any other diagnostics products and 11. Monitoring and Defibrillation - This includes, but is not limited to, pulse oximetry, advanced monitoring, capnagraphy, disposable CO2 sampling lines, pulse oximetry accessories, AEDs, AED Page 4

5 accessories, electrodes, EKG paper, patient preparation, defibrillator accessories, ECG calipers, defibrillator batteries, defibrillator mounts and any other monitoring and defibrillation products and 12. Instruments and Personal Items - This includes, but is not limited to, multi-functional gripping system, hemostats, forceps, scissors, shears, scalpels, knives, magnets, ECG calipers, window punches, cutters, multi-function tools, holster sets, holsters, CPR aids, flashlights, flashlight accessories, lightsticks, batteries, pediatric care and any other instruments and personal product and 13. Triage - This includes, but is not limited to, triage systems, safety vests, traffic control, triage equipment, decontamination, oxygen manifold, immobilization and any other triage products and 14. Training and Simulation - This includes, but is not limited to, CPR manikins for infants, child, junior, and adult, CPR accessories, ACLS manikins, AED trainers, ACLS simulators, IO simulators, IV simulators, airway manikins, specialty manikins, simulation kits, training aids and any other training and simulation products and solutions available from supplier. 15. Reference and Reporting - This includes, but is not limited to, inventory management, field guides, pocket guides, reference materials, form holders, inventory tracking and any other reference and reporting products and solutions available from supplier. C. Related Products and Solutions Additional related products, services or solutions offered by supplier. Are there reporting tools available? Yes, Premier has numerous reporting tools on their contracting site. Participants will be able to look at purchases by specific location or they can roll purchases into one master account if they have multiple locations. This information can be in total, by manufacturer or by products. Who do I contact for more information? uscommunities@premierinc.com Telephone Take advantage of the Premier Pharmaceutical, Medical Equipment, and Supply and Distribution Program providing the best products at the lowest prices in the easiest way. To get started contact us at or visit Page 5